The drying up of the Aral Sea - in pictures

  • The memorial to the Aral Sea at Moynaq in Uzbekistan. All photos: Daniel Bardsley/The National
    The memorial to the Aral Sea at Moynaq in Uzbekistan. All photos: Daniel Bardsley/The National
  • A rusting fishing vessel at the town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan, which was a thriving fishing port when it was on the Aral Sea, but which is now 150 kilometres from water
    A rusting fishing vessel at the town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan, which was a thriving fishing port when it was on the Aral Sea, but which is now 150 kilometres from water
  • The Aral Sea in Uzbekistan
    The Aral Sea in Uzbekistan
  • The desert beside Moynaq, where the Aral Sea used to be
    The desert beside Moynaq, where the Aral Sea used to be
  • Rusting fishing vessels at the town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan, which was a thriving fishing port when it was on the Aral Sea, but which is now 150 kilometres from water
    Rusting fishing vessels at the town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan, which was a thriving fishing port when it was on the Aral Sea, but which is now 150 kilometres from water
  • Rusting fishing vessels at the town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan
    Rusting fishing vessels at the town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan
  • The town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan
    The town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan
  • Rusting fishing vessels at the town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan
    Rusting fishing vessels at the town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan
  • Rusting fishing vessels at the town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan
    Rusting fishing vessels at the town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan
  • Rusting fishing vessels at the town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan
    Rusting fishing vessels at the town of Moynaq in Uzbekistan
  • The Aral Sea shimmers in the distance
    The Aral Sea shimmers in the distance